Author Archives: stutteringsteps

ASSANGE AND ASYLUM. WHAT’S NEXT?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Whatever the current upfront technical or legal wrangle pivots around, (sexual accusations, bail infringements, etc.), everyone knows that the real issue is that Julian Assange provided a showcase for exposing the secret machinations of the economic, political and financial capitalist … Continue reading →

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WHOSE UNDER THE FISCAL CLIFF?

Posted on August 15, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Over the last few months the term ‘Fiscal Cliff’ has become increasingly popular in political as well as financial discourse. The term originated in the US, to refer to a series of impending tax increases and government spending cuts which … Continue reading →

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THE SPECTRE OF STALINISM.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by stutteringsteps

As the present economic and financial crisis deepens, more working people and other sections of society will undoubtedly come to question the continuation of the capitalist system. However, exactly at that point they will be confronted with the spectre of … Continue reading →

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THE FIVE-FOLD CRISIS OF CAPITALISM.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by stutteringsteps

It should be obvious to anyone not completely in denial, that 21st century capitalism is currently mired in the most severe problems for over 80 years. This particular crisis is quite evidently a multiple one. It comprises of economic, financial, … Continue reading →

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ITS OFFICIAL! CAPITALISM IS BANKRUPT.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by stutteringsteps

The announcement this week (July 9 – 14th) that the state of California has filed for bankruptcy demonstrates one clear example of what should be increasingly obvious to everyone. It is that the system of capitalism is bankrupt. Every advanced … Continue reading →

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BANKERS AND THEIR BUDDIES!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by stutteringsteps

The latest revelations concerning the deceitful manipulation of the inter-bank (Libor) interest rates and the miss-selling of onerous interest-hedging policies to small businesses, comes in the wake of a list of other dodgy practices by Barclays International Bank. But aggressive … Continue reading →

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MARX AND ‘THE MUCK OF AGES’

Posted on July 3, 2012 by stutteringsteps

This article is another in the series which is aimed a encouraging modern anti-capitalists to engage with the authentic revolutionary-humanist understandings of Karl Marx. Simply accepting the abstractions and assertions of the numerous varieties of so-called ’Marxists‘ at their face … Continue reading →

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THE EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by stutteringsteps

In many ways the election of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohamad Morsi as President of Egypt, marks something of a symbolic change in Egyptian politics. He is certainly the first ‘elected’ and also the first ‘non-military’ president since the military … Continue reading →

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THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN GREECE.

Posted on June 21, 2012 by stutteringsteps

The June 2012 election. It is clear that the current unrest in Europe is directly in response to the structural and fiscal crisis of capitalism. Last weekends voting in Greece hinged around what economic, social and fiscal measures are to … Continue reading →

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REVOLUTION!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by stutteringsteps

(The Locomotive of History.) In a notable expression, Marx described revolutions as the ‘locomotives of history‘. His point was that a substantial build up of power was necessary to drive, or sometimes drag, socio-economic changes forward – anything less powerful … Continue reading →

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